Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba

Curaçao Eastern Caribbean Grenada Guadeloupe Jamaica Martinique

Puerto Rico Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten St Vincent & the Grenadines United States Virgin Islands

ARUBA

• Get the low-down before you hit the ho-down at Lonely Planet's Destination Aruba
• You'd expect rave reviews from the Aruba Tourism Authority but there's useful info tucked in amongst the superlatives.
• The Aruba Bulletin Board is dynamic, informed and friendly.
• Jerry and Lisa's Aruba Bound! is high on trip diary content and low on bells and whistles.
• Visit Aruba does a good job dancing the difficult line between gushy and helpful.

BAHAMAS

• Any Buccaneer'll tell'ya - Lonely Planet's Destination Bahamas is your first port on the web.
• LANIC, at the University of Texas-Austin, has a useful collection of links.
• The Bahamas National Trust has info on the islands' parks and preserves.
• The Bahamas Vacation Guide gives info on individual islands, sailing charters, and the week in weather.
• The Bahamas On-Line is a bit cheesy but they've got some practical info and a detailed events calendar.
• Another Bahamas On-Line, this one even cheesier, is limited to Nassau and Grand Bahama, but there's some good stuff if you dig.
• Travelers to the Abacos should drop in at the Abaco in the Bahamas site. It's a little jumbled and most of the links appear to be commercial, but they cover all the angles.
• Looking to open an off-shore account? Try Bahamaweb, where their slogan says it all: "Sun, sea, sand and tax-free investing."

• Fuel up with some flying fish filets at Lonely Planet's Destination Barbados.
• Fun Barbados offers a bewildering array of information on everything from sightseeing to slang. You can post messages on their bulletin board or send a virtual Bajan postcard.
• Although billed as the 'Barbados Tourism Encyclopedia,' the Official Barbados Tourism Authority Site is confusing and less than aesthetically pleasing - but nuggets are there if you dig.
• Once you get past the tourist brochure slickness, the Ins & Outs of Barbados has a lot of useful information on nearly everything from the island's weather to its wardrobe requirements.
• Who won the Caribbean Song Contest? How do I find the Soca Webring? Who was the King of Calypso in 1963? Find out at the Bajan Calypso Barn.
• Use the 'lots of info' link to spin off from the eclectic Pride of Barbados site.

• Your first dive has to be Lonely Planet's Destination Bonaire.
• The Bonaire Tourism Corporation's Official Travel Guide will have you swimming, diving, cycling and speaking Papiamento and all before lunch.
• InfoBonaire is big on current events and hooking the visitor up with local hotels, car rentals, and restaurants.
• The Bonaire Marine Park site gives the eco lowdown.
• From feather dusters to Hilma Hooker, Fabio's Photo Gallery is fab.

• It's all plain sailing at Lonely Planet's Destination British Virgin Islands.
• Islands Online has ferry timetables but the rest is mostly listings and plugs.
• The doormat at BVI Welcome is a bit scuffed but the listings inside are pretty useful.
• The British Virgin Islands Home Page has a commercial emphasis but there's quite a bit of handy info hidden away in here.

• Don't mean to blow our own conch, but your top stop is Lonely Planet's Destination Cayman Islands.
• Cayman, Here We Come is Vicki and Tom Gimpel's tale of their snorkeling, socialising and slingin' 'em back holiday on Grand Cayman.
• The Caribbean Supersite has some, well, super info on the Caymans.
• If you want to join the hordes of expats staffing bars and dive shops in the Caymans, check out Working in the Cayman Islands in Cayman Web World.
• See who you're going to be making friends with at Stingray City.

• Get the conductor to let you off at Lonely Planet's Destination Cuba.
• The Cuban government's official web site features stories from the Cuban press, and information on investment, trade, science, medicine, culture and tourism.
• The Cuba Solidarity Campaign maintains an interesting site with a series of thought-provoking essays on US aggression against Cuba and related issues.
• There's a wealth of excellent traveller-to-traveller advice in the Cuba Budget Guide.
• Brian Hedney took his bike for a ride around Cuba, and he'll tell you all about it at Cuba Cycling Trip.
• If you want to know what you're getting into from a true cigar afficionado, check out CigarFriendly.com.
• More information per cubic foot than anywhere else, 1000 Travel Tips does Cuba.

• We're blowing our own conch, but Lonely Planet's Destination Curaçao rocks.
• If you like your web bright and bubbly, you're going to love the Curaçao Tourist Bureau site.
• Attila's Curaçao Page is simple but engaging. The introduction to Papiamento is tremiento.
• Get a brief rundown on the Caribbean shopping capital from the Travel Lady.
• Amigoe is an online newspaper covering the Antilles. Rein in your mouse - it's in Dutch.

• Lonely Planet's Destination Eastern Caribbean is your first subWWWay stop for unbiased travel information.
• Another good source for up-to-date general information is the Caribbean Travel Roundup Newsletter.
• Tips for Travelers to the Caribbean, put out by the US State Dept, has surprisingly useful particulars on every island in the sea.
• The Caribbean New Agency, CANA, is the first place to look for hard, fast news effecting the English-speaking Caribbean.
• Get your toes a'tapping and your hips a'swinging with the Zouk Archive and its dandy collection of zouk news, reviews and audio clips and a mystery game about the music.
• The official travel guide to Antigua & Barbuda is a pretty snazzy site.
• Discover Trinidad & Tobago is absolutely sodden with information about these islands.

• Sail into Lonely Planet's Destination Grenada.
• It's a bit slick and you have to remember that it's the official line, but Grenada's Official Travel Guide has lots of info, including where to indulge in some ecotourism and how to plan your wedding and honeymoon on the island.
• It's cheesy and over the top, but the Grenada Explorer actually has some interesting corners, like a free newsletter and diveshop listings.
• Dive Grenada has maps and info on dive sites, rentals and packages.
• Keep up with what's happening on the island with the Grenada Hotel Association's Events Calender.

• Don't get caught out of the loop: visit Lonely Planet's Destination Guadeloupe.
• The Caribbean Super Site's Guadeloupe provides a nice, safe, clean look at it all.
• Get civilized by peering into Guadeloupe: The Civilized Island, an electronic love letter to the island, offering lots of general information and amateur photos.
• The Tourist Board of Basse-Terre has decent tourism schlock presented in a series of smiley mouths, written in English and French.
• Twist your tongue at the Ethnologue Database, which explains some of the differences between French and Creole.

• First subWWWay stop is Lonely Planet's Destination Jamaica.
• The Jamaica Tourist Board maintains a predictably enthusiastic but handy site, including a calendar of events.
• Whey de I a say, mon? De Web Site on Jamaica tells you how to speak, eat and live Jamaican, even if you're nowhere near the Caribbean.
• Scrapy D's Dancehall Reggae page keeps up with news and new releases. His reggae jokes are good for a likkle chuckle too.
• Greetings in the Name of Jah Rastafari takes you into the world of Rastafarianism. Scoob up before you download.

• Have a croissant with your Caribbean at Lonely Planet's Destination Martinique.
• Tourist Martinique gives off a searchable sightseeing scent of the island. Scroll all about it in English or French.
• Travel Martinique has links to lodging, weather and other crucial stuff you need to know about Martinique.
• The Cosmopolitan Island is one guy's take on Martinique's volcanic ruins and well-maintained roads.

• Get loopy in Lonely Planet's Destination Puerto Rico, your first subWWWay stop for unbiased travel information.
• For the lowdown (in Spanish) on the Puerto Rican art scene, visit the juicy El cuarto del quenepón site.
• Want to Escape to Puerto Rico? This breathless but info-laden site will point you to the freedom trail.
• Welcome to Puerto Rico slots in recipes, cultural background and even how many tons of plantains the island produces.

• Hike over to Lonely Planet's Destination Saba for your first stop on the web.
• The Netherlands Antilles On-Line, the official government site, has facts and figures on Saba (some of it only in Dutch) and loads of links.
• The Saba Tourist Bureau covers all aspects of traveling on the island, though it's understandably a bit biased.
• Though it's mainly a commercial site for a guesthouse, the Gate House has lots of info on the island, including hikes, dives and other activities.
• Saba Online, another commercially-sponsored site, has more than its share of broken links, but there's some interesting stuff if you've got the patience. Among its virtues are several pages on local artists.
• Though much of it's still under construction, you'll find some useful info at Saba Today.

• Before you hit the beach, hit Lonely Planet's Destination Sint Eustatius.
• Statia's official Tourist Office site gives the island the puff treatment but you'll find some useful info there.
• Travelfacts.com covers a wide swath but is strongest on diving and other activities.
• The Scuba Times features an article on diving in the northern Leewards, including info on Statia dive spots.

• Lonely Planet's Destination Sint Maarten is your first stop for the straight dope.
• Find out about everything from a recipe for Callaloo Soup to how to book a wedding package at the Sint Maarten Tourist Office site.
• Sint Maarten-St Martin covers both halves of the island. It's slick and it functions mainly as a tourist brochure, but there's some useful info.
• There's a list of Sint Maarten links at the Netherlands Antilles' official site.
• The Sint Maarten Travel Guide has reservation forms for deep sea fishing, horseback riding and other activities.

• Have a little Hairoun of the dog at Lonely Planet's Destination St Vincent & the Grenadines.
• Wondering what St Vincent's external debt is? Get macroeconomically enlightened at Commonwealth Online.
• The Caribbean Edition of the St Vincent Herald is 'updated frequently' (almost every day). Though most stories are of the 'Bequia Fisherman Fined for Burglary' flavor, it covers the entire region and often has news travelers can use.
• If you can keep from getting lost, the National Homepage of St Vincent & the Grenadines will give you brief descriptions of the country's islands, accommodations and major attractions.

• It's all plain sailing at Lonely Planet's Destination United States Virgin Islands.
• Caribbean Adventures is a clean site which gives the lowdown on activities, shopping and cultural events.
• This Virgin Islands site is one of those jewel in the junkheap experiences.
• America's Caribbean Paradise and America's Paradise manage to mix travel info with a big dollop of patriotism.